A: If you’re not afraid and you’re tough about things and not really scared, I would play the
game. It can be painful and fun, really.

Q: Uh-oh. Painful?

A: There’s always a chance someone might get hurt.

Q: How do customers buying lemonade react?

A: Some people are surprised.

Q: Have you picked a derby nickname?

A: It’s actually Blur — because I love the band Blur.

Mitchell and Julian Shuttleworth and Marshall Musuraca

10, 11 and 10, all of Victorian Village

• Date of sale: June 1

• Cost per cup: $1

• Other offerings: brownies (50 cents each), bottled water ($1)

• Day’s profit: $148 ($36 for each salesman, $40 to American Red Cross)

Q: Is this your first stand? Julian: Our friends did it last year. I kind of stole their idea.
They made a ton of money.

Q: What’s your business plan? Marshall: Keep people happy. Be nice to them.

Q: You’re also having a yard sale. What’s good? Mitchell: A bunch of people were looking at this
vintage wagon. If that was new, it would be worth $283. I looked it up. (Marshall’s mother informs
the boys that it just sold for $15.)

Q: What’s in the lemonade? Mitchell: It’s a secret. All you have to do is buy Minute Maid at the
store. Julian: Shut up! Shh!

Q: Why give 25 percent of your sales to Oklahoma tornado survivors? Julian: We’re trying to help
out. We love Oklahoma. Marshall: And we love the United States.

Julia Linzell and Abbey Cullen

both 11, of Upper Arlington

• Date of sale: June 15

• Cost per cup: 50 cents

• Other offerings: cookies (50 cents each), bracelets ($2 each)

• Day’s profit: $30

Q: Your stand, held on weekends until August, was inspired by classmate Jackson Weeks, 12. Can
you explain? Julia: We’re raising money to help fight the disease that Jackson has (chronic
granulomatous disease, a genetic disorder). We’re going to give it to the . . . (Immune Deficiency
Foundation) to help kids who are in need.

Q: How do you attract patrons? Abbey: We passed out fliers so people would show up. We also sold
the bracelets at school.

Q: How is the turnout so far? Abbey: Good. We’ve made $370. Julia: We’ve been doing it for three
weeks. People usually just donate money.

Q: You’re also asking customers to share a joke with Jackson. Why? Julia: He’s really funny. He
likes jokes. Abbey: They can just write it down, and we’ll send it to him.

Q: What makes a good lemonade stand? Abbey: Being nice to customers and seeing if they want
their change back.

Q: Do most people ask for change? Julia: No. Our biggest donation was probably $20.